Shelley Powers
@burningbird.net
It's still only the second year of Trump's regime. He'll come up with worse
"Seizing Greenland Might Be the Least Popular Idea in American Political History" [@ericboehm87.bsky.social]
Seizing Greenland might be the least popular idea in American political history
This foolish, bellicose idea is running up against the "Lizardman's Constant."
reason.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
It's still only the second year of Trump's regime. He'll come up with worse
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Reagan-appointed Judge Young in an ongoing hearing on the violation of pro-Palestinian students' rights:
"I was struck by the intentionality of the Constitutional violation. I see this as a conspiracy to deprive your clients of First Amendment constitutional rights."
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
"I was struck by the intentionality of the Constitutional violation. I see this as a conspiracy to deprive your clients of First Amendment constitutional rights."
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
Judge sounds alarm in ruling denouncing Trump's targeting student protesters
In a blistering ruling, a Reagan-appointed judge likened the masking of ICE agents to the KKK and tore into Trump's "bullying" tactics
www.allrisenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Reagan-appointed Judge Young in an ongoing hearing on the violation of pro-Palestinian students' rights:
"I was struck by the intentionality of the Constitutional violation. I see this as a conspiracy to deprive your clients of First Amendment constitutional rights."
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
"I was struck by the intentionality of the Constitutional violation. I see this as a conspiracy to deprive your clients of First Amendment constitutional rights."
Background buff.ly/Ub0LzR4
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Predictably, when all of the media is filled with the message, "hey, shittiness is just part of being a Real American," the result is that Americans get shittier and shittier and public life becomes unbearable.
January 15, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Predictably, when all of the media is filled with the message, "hey, shittiness is just part of being a Real American," the result is that Americans get shittier and shittier and public life becomes unbearable.
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The core truth of the Trump era, and the one that journalism is forbidden from stating out loud, is that Trump has gathered around him a constituency of the country's worst people.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The core truth of the Trump era, and the one that journalism is forbidden from stating out loud, is that Trump has gathered around him a constituency of the country's worst people.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
That's what most distinguishes them -- not economic status, age, where they live, anything else. It's shittiness.
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I have three robots on my team now and I convinced to talk to me like Scottish pirates. I think I want more of them.
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I have three robots on my team now and I convinced to talk to me like Scottish pirates. I think I want more of them.
Fuck off, you gross human slime
Stephen Miller on Minneapolis: "This is clearly an insurgency against the federal government"
January 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Fuck off, you gross human slime
Doesn't sound like they're going after immigrants anymore, does it?
I wonder, though: does ICE have the authority to arrest people for actions not related to immigration? Such as people exercising their First Amendment rights?
I wonder, though: does ICE have the authority to arrest people for actions not related to immigration? Such as people exercising their First Amendment rights?
Stephen Miller: "With the thousands of officers that we have now in response to the incredible threats and violence in MN, there's within that an opportunity to interdict large numbers of these insurrectionists and then use them to gain insight into these networks and deliver criminal consequences."
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Doesn't sound like they're going after immigrants anymore, does it?
I wonder, though: does ICE have the authority to arrest people for actions not related to immigration? Such as people exercising their First Amendment rights?
I wonder, though: does ICE have the authority to arrest people for actions not related to immigration? Such as people exercising their First Amendment rights?
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WATCH— @niallstanage.bsky.social : “It’s surely better for 🇺🇸 democracy that people protest a government agent shooting someone in the head than to be docile or acquiescent to those kinds of actions.”
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 AM
WATCH— @niallstanage.bsky.social : “It’s surely better for 🇺🇸 democracy that people protest a government agent shooting someone in the head than to be docile or acquiescent to those kinds of actions.”
@niallstanage.bsky.social Well done, sir. Well done.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
@niallstanage.bsky.social Well done, sir. Well done.
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"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
Hats off to @niallstanage.bsky.social:
Hats off to @niallstanage.bsky.social:
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act."
Hats off to @niallstanage.bsky.social:
Hats off to @niallstanage.bsky.social:
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I seriously question the value of this story, let alone giving anonymity to a White House official to say this shit, especially right now.
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states. www.wired.com/story/califo...
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I seriously question the value of this story, let alone giving anonymity to a White House official to say this shit, especially right now.
Next up: a machine gun in every home...except Minneapolis, of course....
JUST IN: DOJ concludes that a federal ban on mailing concealable firearms is unconstitutional, saying the ban cannot be enforced and the Postal Service should remove its restrictions. www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...
January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Next up: a machine gun in every home...except Minneapolis, of course....
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American dipshits are going to send their kids to die for this man
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:52 PM
American dipshits are going to send their kids to die for this man
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is important and, also, not not new. There were reports of this in LA, Portland, and Chicago, at least, as well.
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is important and, also, not not new. There were reports of this in LA, Portland, and Chicago, at least, as well.
As we thought, Trump's healthcare plan is a nothing and would still require Congressional support, which won't happen
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Calls on Congress to Enact The Great Healthcare Plan
CALLING ON CONGRESS TO LOWER HEALTHCARE COSTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump called on Congress to enact the Great Healthcare Plan, a comprehensive
www.whitehouse.gov
January 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
As we thought, Trump's healthcare plan is a nothing and would still require Congressional support, which won't happen
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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Jacob Frey: "We need our officers responding to the basic day to day 911 calls. We don't have the capacity to deal with that and all of this conduct that we are seeing from ICE on a daily basis. Today and yesterday I was out on a couple major commercial corridors in our city. People are scared."
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Jacob Frey: "We need our officers responding to the basic day to day 911 calls. We don't have the capacity to deal with that and all of this conduct that we are seeing from ICE on a daily basis. Today and yesterday I was out on a couple major commercial corridors in our city. People are scared."
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New in PN: Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government
"Democrats should reject any pretense of political normalcy while Trump’s goons wage an ongoing terror campaign against their own constituents. With government funding running out soon, the time to take a stand is now."
"Democrats should reject any pretense of political normalcy while Trump’s goons wage an ongoing terror campaign against their own constituents. With government funding running out soon, the time to take a stand is now."
Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government
Funding the war on their own constituents would be a grave betrayal.
www.publicnotice.co
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 PM
New in PN: Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government
"Democrats should reject any pretense of political normalcy while Trump’s goons wage an ongoing terror campaign against their own constituents. With government funding running out soon, the time to take a stand is now."
"Democrats should reject any pretense of political normalcy while Trump’s goons wage an ongoing terror campaign against their own constituents. With government funding running out soon, the time to take a stand is now."
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"Let them eat a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing."
January 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
"Let them eat a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing."
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It's absolutely INFURIATING to see the same people in the press who did their armchair neurology routine diagnosing Joe Biden with dementia and questioning his basic motor functions b/c he wore orthopedic shoes have absolutely NOTHING to say about this.
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
It's absolutely INFURIATING to see the same people in the press who did their armchair neurology routine diagnosing Joe Biden with dementia and questioning his basic motor functions b/c he wore orthopedic shoes have absolutely NOTHING to say about this.
Is that the same as telling women to cooperate with rapists?
Just checking...
Just checking...
NEWSNATION: What's your pledge to keep the peace on the ground in Minnesota?
MINNESOTA REP. KRISTIN ROBBINS: I really think we should encourage citizens to stay home, to make sure they're not interfering with law enforcement ... the most important thing to do is cooperate with ICE
MINNESOTA REP. KRISTIN ROBBINS: I really think we should encourage citizens to stay home, to make sure they're not interfering with law enforcement ... the most important thing to do is cooperate with ICE
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Is that the same as telling women to cooperate with rapists?
Just checking...
Just checking...
This ought to be worth a laugh
Sen. Roger Marshall: "President Trump is talking about that he's gonna announce a major healthcare package here on Friday"
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
This ought to be worth a laugh
If she says it, you know it's a lie.
Q: Do you believe there any cases in Minnesota where ICE agents have gone too far?
KRISTI NOEM: Our ICE agents are following the law and running their operations according to training. Last night what we saw was 3 individuals weaponize shovels and brooms and attack an ICE officer
KRISTI NOEM: Our ICE agents are following the law and running their operations according to training. Last night what we saw was 3 individuals weaponize shovels and brooms and attack an ICE officer
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
If she says it, you know it's a lie.
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CNN: President Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Do you think that's what the state needs right now?
REP. BRIAN FITZPATRICK: I think everybody needs to see the humanity in each other
REP. BRIAN FITZPATRICK: I think everybody needs to see the humanity in each other
January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
CNN: President Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Do you think that's what the state needs right now?
REP. BRIAN FITZPATRICK: I think everybody needs to see the humanity in each other
REP. BRIAN FITZPATRICK: I think everybody needs to see the humanity in each other
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All else aside, let's appreciate the humor in a Trump official suggesting to the MAGAverse that maybe they should start eating tortillas.
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
All else aside, let's appreciate the humor in a Trump official suggesting to the MAGAverse that maybe they should start eating tortillas.