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👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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What a difference a few years make.
January 27, 2026 at 12:47 PM
What a difference a few years make.
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Big bipartisan majority in Congress bans TikTok, Biden signs it into law, the US doesn't enforce it, Trump becomes president, and now TikTok's US operations have been transferred to Trump-allied oligarchs, including those who have changed CBS from news into pseudo state media, do I have that right?
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Big bipartisan majority in Congress bans TikTok, Biden signs it into law, the US doesn't enforce it, Trump becomes president, and now TikTok's US operations have been transferred to Trump-allied oligarchs, including those who have changed CBS from news into pseudo state media, do I have that right?
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ALL.
THEY.
DO.
IS.
LIE.
25x8.
THEY.
DO.
IS.
LIE.
25x8.
January 26, 2026 at 12:36 PM
ALL.
THEY.
DO.
IS.
LIE.
25x8.
THEY.
DO.
IS.
LIE.
25x8.
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Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
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We are now seeing the highest gold and silver futures prices ever. This links directly to heavy speculation against the US dollar based on a sense that the US is now experiencing its worst economic misadministration in the period after World War II.
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 AM
We are now seeing the highest gold and silver futures prices ever. This links directly to heavy speculation against the US dollar based on a sense that the US is now experiencing its worst economic misadministration in the period after World War II.
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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They know their defenses are lies and that everyone knows they’re lying, so they have to push the negative polarization button in the hopes that their supporters rationalize the indefensible. It’s worked so far bsky.app/profile/jwmu...
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 PM
They know their defenses are lies and that everyone knows they’re lying, so they have to push the negative polarization button in the hopes that their supporters rationalize the indefensible. It’s worked so far bsky.app/profile/jwmu...
In America.
A teacher literally shaking as she describes the threat from her own government to the children she teaches www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 AM
In America.
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Republicans need to take a stand. This is an assault on the Constitution.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
January 25, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Republicans need to take a stand. This is an assault on the Constitution.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
1st Amendment: peaceful assembly.
2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner.
4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure.
You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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An economic slowdown in America would have been damaging at the best of times. Now, it would be pounced on as a welcome excuse for a long-delayed rotation out of American assets more broadly
American decay versus American dynamism
Only a decline in corporate America’s vigour will dent the country’s dominance of financial markets
econ.st
January 25, 2026 at 2:20 PM
An economic slowdown in America would have been damaging at the best of times. Now, it would be pounced on as a welcome excuse for a long-delayed rotation out of American assets more broadly
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The steep drop to pariah status for the US.
This is insane…
US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest levels this century.
It’s literally unprecedented.
US Dollar share of global reserve currency has fallen to its lowest levels this century.
It’s literally unprecedented.
January 25, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The steep drop to pariah status for the US.
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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It appears the shooter saw another agent remove the gun from Alex’s waistband, waited for that agent to clear, then shot Alex in the back. I don't see a defense for this.
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 AM
It appears the shooter saw another agent remove the gun from Alex’s waistband, waited for that agent to clear, then shot Alex in the back. I don't see a defense for this.
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A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.
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In response to the most recent ICE execution, Pam Bondi demanded that MN Gov Tim Walz hand over the state's voter rolls to the federal government.
ICE is waging war on the people of Minnesota to prepare the country for the end of real elections and freedom of speech.
ICE is waging war on the people of Minnesota to prepare the country for the end of real elections and freedom of speech.
Fox News: "I've gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state's sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls."
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In response to the most recent ICE execution, Pam Bondi demanded that MN Gov Tim Walz hand over the state's voter rolls to the federal government.
ICE is waging war on the people of Minnesota to prepare the country for the end of real elections and freedom of speech.
ICE is waging war on the people of Minnesota to prepare the country for the end of real elections and freedom of speech.
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Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & well, 👇🧐🤔
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & well, 👇🧐🤔
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it feels a lot like today's murder is in response to the mass protests yesterday, as if to tell us we're powerless, that our solidarity won't protect us.
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
it feels a lot like today's murder is in response to the mass protests yesterday, as if to tell us we're powerless, that our solidarity won't protect us.
Fuck this fascist regime.
Trump said on Truth Social he hopes the DOJ “is looking at” Smith for prosecuting the president.
Jack Smith Says He Thinks Trump’s DOJ Will Do ‘Everything In Their Power’ To Indict Him
Trump said on Truth Social he hopes the DOJ “is looking at” Smith for prosecuting the president.
www.forbes.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Fuck this fascist regime.
These GOP members will go down as traitors to America. Maybe not tomorrow but in due time.
January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
These GOP members will go down as traitors to America. Maybe not tomorrow but in due time.
We all saw this coming.
Vance on whether ICE entering homes without a warrant is legal:
"That's what we think. That's our understanding of the law"
"That's what we think. That's our understanding of the law"
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
We all saw this coming.
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We sort of knew all this, but I hope the constituents of the GOP "Ethics" Committee members hound them relentlessly about why they fell in line to protect this criminal.
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 5:07 PM
We sort of knew all this, but I hope the constituents of the GOP "Ethics" Committee members hound them relentlessly about why they fell in line to protect this criminal.
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Q: Did you uncover evidence to prove Trump knew his claim the election was stolen was false?
SMITH: Yes
Q: And Trump claimed it was stolen while he privately acknowledged he lost?
SMITH: Yes
Q: Yet on the 5th anniversary of J6, Trump still promoted the stolen election theory on a govt webpage
SMITH: Yes
Q: And Trump claimed it was stolen while he privately acknowledged he lost?
SMITH: Yes
Q: Yet on the 5th anniversary of J6, Trump still promoted the stolen election theory on a govt webpage
January 22, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Q: Did you uncover evidence to prove Trump knew his claim the election was stolen was false?
SMITH: Yes
Q: And Trump claimed it was stolen while he privately acknowledged he lost?
SMITH: Yes
Q: Yet on the 5th anniversary of J6, Trump still promoted the stolen election theory on a govt webpage
SMITH: Yes
Q: And Trump claimed it was stolen while he privately acknowledged he lost?
SMITH: Yes
Q: Yet on the 5th anniversary of J6, Trump still promoted the stolen election theory on a govt webpage