A. Swallow
@buzzbox525.bsky.social
Bringing coconuts of knowledge gripped firmly by the husks that may, from time to time, drop on the heads of the wilfully ignorant.
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If you’re a Democrat and your position is anything less than abolishing and prosecuting Trump’s secret police, then you are complicit and enabling fascism through thine cowardice.
January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you’re a Democrat and your position is anything less than abolishing and prosecuting Trump’s secret police, then you are complicit and enabling fascism through thine cowardice.
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"This Week in Democracy – Week 52: A Year of Abuses, Violence, Corruption, and Outright Fascism"
Capping off a year of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
(No other media organization did this, by the way!)
Capping off a year of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
(No other media organization did this, by the way!)
This Week in Democracy – Week 52: A Year of Abuses, Violence, Corruption, and Outright Fascism
Capping off a year of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
zeteo.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"This Week in Democracy – Week 52: A Year of Abuses, Violence, Corruption, and Outright Fascism"
Capping off a year of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
(No other media organization did this, by the way!)
Capping off a year of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
(No other media organization did this, by the way!)
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Political Profile: Gregory Bovino https://theonion.com/political-profile-gregory-bovino/
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Political Profile: Gregory Bovino https://theonion.com/political-profile-gregory-bovino/
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Back by popular demand! 🤣🤣🤣
January 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Back by popular demand! 🤣🤣🤣
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Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
This plays right into China's hands trade-wise. They just cut a major deal with Canada. And now DJT torpedoes any chance that we could make some headway with the EU because his swiss 🧀🧠 has been convinced by his handlers that he needs Greenland.
EU US trade deal likely to be paused by European parliament on Wednesday with EPP and S&D both saying it cannot be approved now.
follow all the latest here
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
follow all the latest here
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
European leaders warn of ‘downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This plays right into China's hands trade-wise. They just cut a major deal with Canada. And now DJT torpedoes any chance that we could make some headway with the EU because his swiss 🧀🧠 has been convinced by his handlers that he needs Greenland.
Anyone still wanting to vote GOP needs to understand that silence from their reps on this = compliance to Putin's agenda to break NATO from within. This also includes silence from your Dem reps.
This isn’t inevitable.
A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.
Silence is a choice.
A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.
Silence is a choice.
January 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Anyone still wanting to vote GOP needs to understand that silence from their reps on this = compliance to Putin's agenda to break NATO from within. This also includes silence from your Dem reps.
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This isn’t inevitable.
A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.
Silence is a choice.
A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.
Silence is a choice.
January 17, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This isn’t inevitable.
A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.
Silence is a choice.
A few Republicans in Congress could still stop a reckless annexation or attack on Greenland — right now.
Silence is a choice.
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Dems should be making hay of this!
June 2024: "Arkansas Congressman Steve Womack‘s [(R)] son James Phillip Womack was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine."
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Jan. 2026: Trump pardons James Phillip Womack.
arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
January 17, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Dems should be making hay of this!
Creating problems where there should not be. That's what this Administration is all about.
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
Washington’s largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order
The Pacific Northwest’s largest pollution source has shut down, and Washington state officials want to keep it that way.
www.kuow.org
January 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Creating problems where there should not be. That's what this Administration is all about.
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
www.kuow.org/stories/wash...
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Fantastic fuck ice
With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Fantastic fuck ice
"Oh goody. Gonna run the country real good with this bag of swag I got from DJT for selling my soul to him."
-Machado
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
-Machado
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNN
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize.
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
"Oh goody. Gonna run the country real good with this bag of swag I got from DJT for selling my soul to him."
-Machado
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
-Machado
www.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
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It must be made unmistakably clear from day one that everything produced by this White House-controlled prosecutorial apparatus is political. These are not good-faith law enforcement actions; they are exercises of raw power. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/jd-v...
JD Vance’s prosecutorial state
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It must be made unmistakably clear from day one that everything produced by this White House-controlled prosecutorial apparatus is political. These are not good-faith law enforcement actions; they are exercises of raw power. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/jd-v...
I cannot wait for the memes to really start hitting TikTok / Instagram / Bluesky / YouTube 😂.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Tortilla, broccoli, ‘a piece of chicken’: US agriculture secretary mocked for ‘money-saving’ meal
Brooke Rollins claimed meal featuring tortilla, broccoli, chicken and ‘one other thing’ can cost around $3
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I cannot wait for the memes to really start hitting TikTok / Instagram / Bluesky / YouTube 😂.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This is accurate.
And when these people get further exposed and held to account. We will likely be adding child traffickers to this diagram.
And when these people get further exposed and held to account. We will likely be adding child traffickers to this diagram.
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This is accurate.
And when these people get further exposed and held to account. We will likely be adding child traffickers to this diagram.
And when these people get further exposed and held to account. We will likely be adding child traffickers to this diagram.
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Trump says we may not need another election. What?!? My discussion with Michigan Sec of State @jocelynbenson.bsky.social who fought against Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election.
youtu.be/VxU79UUOcHs
youtu.be/VxU79UUOcHs
Trump says we may not need another election
YouTube video by Jim Acosta
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January 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trump says we may not need another election. What?!? My discussion with Michigan Sec of State @jocelynbenson.bsky.social who fought against Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election.
youtu.be/VxU79UUOcHs
youtu.be/VxU79UUOcHs
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Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.
The party of States Rights everyone.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department Files Complaint Against California Over Unconstitutional State Regulation of Federal Lands
The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California challenging California Senate Bill 1137 (SB 1...
www.justice.gov
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The party of States Rights everyone.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
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Federal judge denies qualified immunity to LAPD officers who shot unarmed man. "The July 18, 2022, shooting followed a dispatch call describing [Jermaine] Petit as a transient carrying a stick and lighting trash on fire in a residential neighborhood." www.courthousenews.com/judge-reject...
Judge rejects qualified immunity for LAPD officers in Jermaine Petit shooting
“Decisions well before this shooting put it beyond debate that use of deadly force in these circumstances, where the suspect does not directly threaten the officer or others and just continues walking...
www.courthousenews.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Federal judge denies qualified immunity to LAPD officers who shot unarmed man. "The July 18, 2022, shooting followed a dispatch call describing [Jermaine] Petit as a transient carrying a stick and lighting trash on fire in a residential neighborhood." www.courthousenews.com/judge-reject...
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Dang. Jimmy Kimmel actually said in his monologue "People from the United States don't want to be part of the United States right now"
I will say it again. I love Jimmy Kimmel.
I will say it again. I love Jimmy Kimmel.
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Dang. Jimmy Kimmel actually said in his monologue "People from the United States don't want to be part of the United States right now"
I will say it again. I love Jimmy Kimmel.
I will say it again. I love Jimmy Kimmel.
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.