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#Resist #Steelers #VoteBlue
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I did a thing. Hope others find it useful...because we sure AF can't trust the legacy media to deliver the news about what's going on:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
And on this note...good night, Bluesky:
it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 AM
And on this note...good night, Bluesky:
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Stephen Miller’s wife is putting in a late shift tonight trying to save his job.
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Stephen Miller’s wife is putting in a late shift tonight trying to save his job.
ABC News confirms the ID of the suspect.
And is anyone surprised that he turns out to be a MAGA monster?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
And is anyone surprised that he turns out to be a MAGA monster?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 AM
ABC News confirms the ID of the suspect.
And is anyone surprised that he turns out to be a MAGA monster?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
And is anyone surprised that he turns out to be a MAGA monster?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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“To you this is murder?”
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 AM
“To you this is murder?”
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
“Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.”
She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward.
Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸
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This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 AM
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1. God damn it...I used to like Apple. And I still have some of their products--I really can't afford to switch right now.
2. Dafuq does "openess to engage" even mean? The willingness to yell & scream at those who hold different views? Prosecution of political "enemies"? Open fascism?
3. See #1:
2. Dafuq does "openess to engage" even mean? The willingness to yell & scream at those who hold different views? Prosecution of political "enemies"? Open fascism?
3. See #1:
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 5:47 AM
1. God damn it...I used to like Apple. And I still have some of their products--I really can't afford to switch right now.
2. Dafuq does "openess to engage" even mean? The willingness to yell & scream at those who hold different views? Prosecution of political "enemies"? Open fascism?
3. See #1:
2. Dafuq does "openess to engage" even mean? The willingness to yell & scream at those who hold different views? Prosecution of political "enemies"? Open fascism?
3. See #1:
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Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
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The truth of this brings tears of frustration and rage to my eyes.
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
The truth of this brings tears of frustration and rage to my eyes.
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He had a syringe. A syringe filled with…idk (urine?)
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
January 28, 2026 at 3:53 AM
He had a syringe. A syringe filled with…idk (urine?)
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
The President of the United States has incited this kind of action against a sitting, Black woman member of Congress. Where is the “tone down the rhetoric” brigade?
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Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
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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.
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1. The Trump administration was being criticized for arranging deportation flights for Iranians where some (including two gay men) would face persecution.
Now ICE is saying that three of them were IRGC members (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps).
Now ICE is saying that three of them were IRGC members (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps).
January 28, 2026 at 5:25 AM
1. The Trump administration was being criticized for arranging deportation flights for Iranians where some (including two gay men) would face persecution.
Now ICE is saying that three of them were IRGC members (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps).
Now ICE is saying that three of them were IRGC members (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps).
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It’s as though they get up in the morning and try their best to be fascists but at the end of the day they kill, lie, and plot for personal power like the late-Brezhnev politburo. 10/
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It’s as though they get up in the morning and try their best to be fascists but at the end of the day they kill, lie, and plot for personal power like the late-Brezhnev politburo. 10/
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Fed’l judges still doing their jobs. And the point here is important-gov’t lawyers have a duty of candor to the courts. Concealing flaws in your argument violates that duty. Doing it persistently merits bar discipline. It’s time for the gloves to come off on this one for lawyers who disregard ethics
Judge Roy Dalton in Florida is threatening to sanction U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe for a "woeful, wholesale failure to point to scores of contrary persuasive cases" holding Trump's policy of denying bond hearings to detained migrants is unlawful. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Fed’l judges still doing their jobs. And the point here is important-gov’t lawyers have a duty of candor to the courts. Concealing flaws in your argument violates that duty. Doing it persistently merits bar discipline. It’s time for the gloves to come off on this one for lawyers who disregard ethics
Lots of good alternatives here:
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Lots of good alternatives here:
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Miller is so much of a national treasure that every Republican running in a swing district/state should invite him in to campaign for them.
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Miller is so much of a national treasure that every Republican running in a swing district/state should invite him in to campaign for them.
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REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
Kristi Hamrick, VP for Students for Life “The whole little workaround...it’s required by the states and not by the feds – is ridiculous...It’s no threat to us that it will collapse if there’s not an agreement on Hyde”
Forced birthers clearly DGAF about healthcare:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Forced birthers clearly DGAF about healthcare:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fight over US healthcare subsidies stuck on familiar snag: abortion
Republicans refuse to advance without more restrictions on abortion coverage – Democrats say that’s a nonstarter
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Kristi Hamrick, VP for Students for Life “The whole little workaround...it’s required by the states and not by the feds – is ridiculous...It’s no threat to us that it will collapse if there’s not an agreement on Hyde”
Forced birthers clearly DGAF about healthcare:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Forced birthers clearly DGAF about healthcare:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Génesis "misses her cousins, classmates and kindergarten teachers in Austin, Texas. Despite being a US citizen, she was deported on 11 January alongside her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, to Honduras, a country Génesis had never known"
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Génesis "misses her cousins, classmates and kindergarten teachers in Austin, Texas. Despite being a US citizen, she was deported on 11 January alongside her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, to Honduras, a country Génesis had never known"
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"election deniers at the state and local level could claim “fraud” while arming themselves with statements by the DOJ that there were fake voters on the rolls, even if that data is wrong or manipulated:"
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
Bondi’s Shakedown Gives Away The Game
The DOJ is demanding voter data, and what they could do with it should alarm us all
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:52 AM
"election deniers at the state and local level could claim “fraud” while arming themselves with statements by the DOJ that there were fake voters on the rolls, even if that data is wrong or manipulated:"
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...