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The big difference between living through historical events and reading/studying them is the psychological impact of the chaos/trauma and the uncertainty about how things will turn out.
I will say that this experience has really changed the way I think about a lot of historical events and the motivations and thinking of historical actors, especially those that history often reduces to passive victims, which is a little bit annoying tbh.
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The big difference between living through historical events and reading/studying them is the psychological impact of the chaos/trauma and the uncertainty about how things will turn out.
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Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
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"Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a 'confidence score' .... ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based."
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 PM
"Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets, brings up a dossier on each person, and provides a 'confidence score' .... ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based."
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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take a second to really wrap your head around this.
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
take a second to really wrap your head around this.
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Who honestly supports this shit?
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Who honestly supports this shit?
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
They gave this woman about 8 conflicting commands, broke her window and drug her out of her car.
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New - Murphy, Schiff, Smith and Warren urge their Democratic colleagues to adopt populist platform
“Our party’s anemic response to the rigging of our democracy and economy in favor of the ultra-wealthy has eroded our credibility with working people"
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“Our party’s anemic response to the rigging of our democracy and economy in favor of the ultra-wealthy has eroded our credibility with working people"
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: Progressive Democrats urge party to go populist in midterms
The senators used polling from both Democratic-aligned and GOP-aligned groups to argue that “bland policy proposals” won’t work.
www.semafor.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
New - Murphy, Schiff, Smith and Warren urge their Democratic colleagues to adopt populist platform
“Our party’s anemic response to the rigging of our democracy and economy in favor of the ultra-wealthy has eroded our credibility with working people"
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“Our party’s anemic response to the rigging of our democracy and economy in favor of the ultra-wealthy has eroded our credibility with working people"
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
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We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
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They use Nazi slogans and deploy Nazi terror tactics…but don’t call them Nazis, otherwise you’ll get a heap of Nazi gaslighting about being responsible for them being Nazis.
January 13, 2026 at 7:35 AM
They use Nazi slogans and deploy Nazi terror tactics…but don’t call them Nazis, otherwise you’ll get a heap of Nazi gaslighting about being responsible for them being Nazis.
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This reminds me (again)…have we heard boo about Charlie Kirk’s killer?? Was he tried? Is he alive? That one disappeared real fast
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 AM
This reminds me (again)…have we heard boo about Charlie Kirk’s killer?? Was he tried? Is he alive? That one disappeared real fast
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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
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DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
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The country sure does seem to descend into chaos a lot when Trump is in charge of it
January 11, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The country sure does seem to descend into chaos a lot when Trump is in charge of it
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Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Renee Good should still be here.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
She was a beloved child of God, with inherent value and infinite worth.
She was murdered by her own government in broad daylight in what is supposed to be the greatest democracy on the planet.
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This is absolutely what happened.
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This is absolutely what happened.
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
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MINNESOTA: “I’m Native American! This goes against everything I stand for.“
A couple with a baby in the house face an impossible choice when a terrified female door dash driver runs inside to escape ICE. (They ultimately run them off 💪🏽)
Trump’s America. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTUXFIy...
A couple with a baby in the house face an impossible choice when a terrified female door dash driver runs inside to escape ICE. (They ultimately run them off 💪🏽)
Trump’s America. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTUXFIy...
January 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
MINNESOTA: “I’m Native American! This goes against everything I stand for.“
A couple with a baby in the house face an impossible choice when a terrified female door dash driver runs inside to escape ICE. (They ultimately run them off 💪🏽)
Trump’s America. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTUXFIy...
A couple with a baby in the house face an impossible choice when a terrified female door dash driver runs inside to escape ICE. (They ultimately run them off 💪🏽)
Trump’s America. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTUXFIy...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
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As many of others have pointed out, what the Trump admin & the MAGA movement think is 'exculpatory' in that video is that it features a liberal woman they consider annoying & thus deserving of death. This isnt even conjecture, theyre saying it themselves—and leaning heavily on the liberal part
January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
As many of others have pointed out, what the Trump admin & the MAGA movement think is 'exculpatory' in that video is that it features a liberal woman they consider annoying & thus deserving of death. This isnt even conjecture, theyre saying it themselves—and leaning heavily on the liberal part