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Laura
@beulahmo.bsky.social
· Mar 28
The Republican Party is no longer the putative conservative party operating within a Constitutional democracy.
The Republican Party under Donald Trump is FULLY an authoritarian party with *dictatorial aspirations*. The evidence is abundant. News reporting needs to reflect the paradigm shift, FAST.
The Republican Party under Donald Trump is FULLY an authoritarian party with *dictatorial aspirations*. The evidence is abundant. News reporting needs to reflect the paradigm shift, FAST.
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4) And they STILL haven’t released the Epstein files.
Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens
2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar
3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 AM
4) And they STILL haven’t released the Epstein files.
ICE agents shatter window, leave one-month-old baby and mother in car during Portland arrest
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/l...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/l...
Live updates: ICE operation continues in Maine; state’s largest business groups urge congressional action to rein in agency
Federal officials have claimed 200 arrests since last week and the impacts have rippled out to businesses and schools. How long Maine will see increased ICE presence remains unknown.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:17 AM
ICE agents shatter window, leave one-month-old baby and mother in car during Portland arrest
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/l...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/l...
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Please call your senators and tell them to demand rescission of the ICE/CBP funding under the BBB.
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Please call your senators and tell them to demand rescission of the ICE/CBP funding under the BBB.
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The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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BREAKING: The Senate just passed SB 5855, Senator Valdez's bill to bar law enforcement from wearing face coverings.
In the United States, federal agents are roaming around with masks. We just can't get used to that. This bill must move quickly to my desk so I can sign it into law.
In the United States, federal agents are roaming around with masks. We just can't get used to that. This bill must move quickly to my desk so I can sign it into law.
January 29, 2026 at 12:57 AM
BREAKING: The Senate just passed SB 5855, Senator Valdez's bill to bar law enforcement from wearing face coverings.
In the United States, federal agents are roaming around with masks. We just can't get used to that. This bill must move quickly to my desk so I can sign it into law.
In the United States, federal agents are roaming around with masks. We just can't get used to that. This bill must move quickly to my desk so I can sign it into law.
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I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that Trump is "pivoting" and "deescalating" on his ICE raids. The threshold is this: As long as the military occupations and the treatment of US cities as enemy territory continue, there's no pivot. ICE out. 1/
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
(New piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
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Y’all want division to be THE problem because you don’t want to deal with the racists. Specifically the ones you know, love, and admire. Especially the one in your own heart. Unfortunately, that commitment to an only sometimes soothing delusion is powerful enough to break a nation.
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Y’all want division to be THE problem because you don’t want to deal with the racists. Specifically the ones you know, love, and admire. Especially the one in your own heart. Unfortunately, that commitment to an only sometimes soothing delusion is powerful enough to break a nation.
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Grift all the way down
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Grift all the way down
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Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England.
Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England
Sarah Mullally was confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England.The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the U.S., has no formal head, but the archbishop traditionally has been seen as its spiritual leader.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, in a court filing, claims that "25 men" made secret deals not to be prosecuted over child sexual abuse, The Daily Beast reports.
Keep in mind that Donald says releasing the files will hurt some of his "friends."
Release the Epstein files!
Keep in mind that Donald says releasing the files will hurt some of his "friends."
Release the Epstein files!
January 28, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Ghislaine Maxwell, in a court filing, claims that "25 men" made secret deals not to be prosecuted over child sexual abuse, The Daily Beast reports.
Keep in mind that Donald says releasing the files will hurt some of his "friends."
Release the Epstein files!
Keep in mind that Donald says releasing the files will hurt some of his "friends."
Release the Epstein files!
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Whether you see these nine arrests as civil disobedience or civil devotion, one thing is undeniable: faith leaders are reminding us that politics may be the art of the possible, but justice is the art of the unignorable.
January 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Whether you see these nine arrests as civil disobedience or civil devotion, one thing is undeniable: faith leaders are reminding us that politics may be the art of the possible, but justice is the art of the unignorable.
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In Portland this week, three dozen clergy and laypeople from across Maine’s religious spectrum marched into Sen. Susan Collins’ office, sang, read scripture, and politely refused to leave. The result? Nine arrests for criminal trespass. Call it Psalm & Order.
Maine faith leaders arrested in prayer protest urging Sen. Susan Collins to defund ICE
Portland police say 50 people were protesting at Collins' office located at 1 Canal Plaza on Tuesday afternoon.
www.newscentermaine.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:18 AM
In Portland this week, three dozen clergy and laypeople from across Maine’s religious spectrum marched into Sen. Susan Collins’ office, sang, read scripture, and politely refused to leave. The result? Nine arrests for criminal trespass. Call it Psalm & Order.
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
This is the message I sent to the Republicans serving as my U.S. senators:
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This is the message I sent to the Republicans serving as my U.S. senators:
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Donald Trump's secretary of homeland security makes some excellent points about Donald Trump's extreme guilt
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Donald Trump's secretary of homeland security makes some excellent points about Donald Trump's extreme guilt
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Thank god Chuck Schumer was able to confirm 235 federal judges for Joe Biden & Kamala Harris. We need to take the Senate back, not just the House. It needs a strong Dem majority too asap, not 1-2 seats. We’d be so much worse off already without the Dem appointees in the judiciary system.
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Thank god Chuck Schumer was able to confirm 235 federal judges for Joe Biden & Kamala Harris. We need to take the Senate back, not just the House. It needs a strong Dem majority too asap, not 1-2 seats. We’d be so much worse off already without the Dem appointees in the judiciary system.
We need a tribunal.
This operation needs to be scrutinized from TOP to bottom, and the enabling factors -- the entire #Republican Party and their wealthy right-wing media and "think tanks" -- need to be understood by ALL Americans.
This operation needs to be scrutinized from TOP to bottom, and the enabling factors -- the entire #Republican Party and their wealthy right-wing media and "think tanks" -- need to be understood by ALL Americans.
ICE Agent in Minneapolis: "You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
January 27, 2026 at 8:38 PM
We need a tribunal.
This operation needs to be scrutinized from TOP to bottom, and the enabling factors -- the entire #Republican Party and their wealthy right-wing media and "think tanks" -- need to be understood by ALL Americans.
This operation needs to be scrutinized from TOP to bottom, and the enabling factors -- the entire #Republican Party and their wealthy right-wing media and "think tanks" -- need to be understood by ALL Americans.
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ICE Agent in Minneapolis: "You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
January 27, 2026 at 8:28 PM
ICE Agent in Minneapolis: "You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
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this is how it is done.
go after REPUBLICANS
go after REPUBLICANS
Happening now*: Maine religious leaders are staging a protest at Sen. Susan Collins' office, demanding she "use her power to end funding to ICE and put an end to their campaign of terror."
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
*It may have just ended — the video cuts as police arrived. www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
this is how it is done.
go after REPUBLICANS
go after REPUBLICANS
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The GOP plan is war with everybody, a ruined economy, America isolated in the world, lots of deaths from preventable diseases, and rampant child sexual abuse.
Vote Democratic.
Vote Democratic.
The Trump administration is considering measures to force regime change in Cuba, including options that would sever the country’s oil imports, potentially through a naval blockade.
January 27, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The GOP plan is war with everybody, a ruined economy, America isolated in the world, lots of deaths from preventable diseases, and rampant child sexual abuse.
Vote Democratic.
Vote Democratic.
@adamserwer.bsky.social Is that Butters in the frame with you on MSNOW?😺
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
@adamserwer.bsky.social Is that Butters in the frame with you on MSNOW?😺
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It is moronic and fascistic to claim else. How can the public know if
a shooting by a LEO is their
first or tenth, or to confirm the details of prior use-of-force incidents, as well as the experience and service record of a given officer if name is withheld. Basic
public information. Has to be.
a shooting by a LEO is their
first or tenth, or to confirm the details of prior use-of-force incidents, as well as the experience and service record of a given officer if name is withheld. Basic
public information. Has to be.
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
It is moronic and fascistic to claim else. How can the public know if
a shooting by a LEO is their
first or tenth, or to confirm the details of prior use-of-force incidents, as well as the experience and service record of a given officer if name is withheld. Basic
public information. Has to be.
a shooting by a LEO is their
first or tenth, or to confirm the details of prior use-of-force incidents, as well as the experience and service record of a given officer if name is withheld. Basic
public information. Has to be.
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good time for all of us to revisit this thread
It is hard to grasp but large masses of Americans are both racist/xenophobic AND not racist/xenophobic enough to applaud what Trump is doing. It's goldilocks shit, they want a level of racism/xenophobia calibrated exactly to their personal preferences, and you just can't make that policy. Don't try.
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
good time for all of us to revisit this thread
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Good morning. Wake up and fight.
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Good morning. Wake up and fight.
January 27, 2026 at 4:34 PM