Carter Dougherty
@carterd.bsky.social
I fight Wall Street and monopolies @demandprogress.bsky.social. I also write - bylines in NYT, The Atlantic, WashMonthly et al. I study 🇩🇪 history, disturbingly relevant.
🤟🏼 👩🦰 👧🏼 👦🏼 + friends, 🏃♂️ in Takoma Park, MD. Warning: #DadJokes
🤟🏼 👩🦰 👧🏼 👦🏼 + friends, 🏃♂️ in Takoma Park, MD. Warning: #DadJokes
Thiessen's been awful since he was a flak for Jesse Helms, and yes, I'm old enough to remember that old racist bat.
They already have Marc Thiessen on blaming the whole thing on the governor, the mayor, and the protesters for opposing "our patriotic ICE agents."
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Thiessen's been awful since he was a flak for Jesse Helms, and yes, I'm old enough to remember that old racist bat.
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A reminder that these trigger happy fucks can absolutely be prosecuted
prospect.org/2026/01/07/i...
prospect.org/2026/01/07/i...
ICE Agents Can Be Charged With Murder - The American Prospect
As a killing in Minneapolis is documented, the law clearly stipulates that federal agents do not have universal immunity.
prospect.org
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
A reminder that these trigger happy fucks can absolutely be prosecuted
prospect.org/2026/01/07/i...
prospect.org/2026/01/07/i...
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They know their audience has an insatiable appetite for seeing black women humiliated for exceeding their station, so when it didn’t happen they used AI to complete the fantasy bsky.app/profile/nyti...
The White House posted a digitally altered image showing a demonstrator involved in interrupting a church service in Minnesota last weekend crying as she was arrested on Thursday.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
A previous version of the image, also posted by an official government account, showed her looking forward calmly.
White House Posts Altered Photo Showing Arrested Minnesota Protester Crying
The New York Times ran the image posted by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, as well as the one posted by the White House through an A.I. detection system. It concluded that the White House’s version showed signs of manipulation.
nyti.ms
January 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM
They know their audience has an insatiable appetite for seeing black women humiliated for exceeding their station, so when it didn’t happen they used AI to complete the fantasy bsky.app/profile/nyti...
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I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Because it's political terror, not law enforcement
Minneapolis, today.
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Note how three agents holding the civilian down.
Why spray?
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Because it's political terror, not law enforcement
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." - @radleybalko.bsky.social
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
"The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." - @radleybalko.bsky.social
Now we're using ICE etc. to penalize free speech.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Now we're using ICE etc. to penalize free speech.
In international relations we see countries, not the dynamics within, including what other countries see here. It's amplified by the US media failing for years to call the Republican party turn against democracy for what it is.
The result: they're shocked when Republicans don't constrain Trump.
The result: they're shocked when Republicans don't constrain Trump.
"With this mad and erratic behavior, you have to ask: Is the president capable of running the United States?"
That's a Danish pol. On the pod we discuss how international media is baffled at failure of our institutions to constrain Trump. This exchange is something:
newrepublic.com/article/2054...
That's a Danish pol. On the pod we discuss how international media is baffled at failure of our institutions to constrain Trump. This exchange is something:
newrepublic.com/article/2054...
January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
In international relations we see countries, not the dynamics within, including what other countries see here. It's amplified by the US media failing for years to call the Republican party turn against democracy for what it is.
The result: they're shocked when Republicans don't constrain Trump.
The result: they're shocked when Republicans don't constrain Trump.
Hey, Wall Street Journal ... Some serious Professor of the Obvious shit here
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Hey, Wall Street Journal ... Some serious Professor of the Obvious shit here
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Private equity has come for another retailer, this one the luxury brand Saks, which recently merged with Neiman Marcus. That's a lot of good real estate to be used for cash extraction. Bob Kuttner explains:
prospect.org/2026/01/20/p...
prospect.org/2026/01/20/p...
Private Equity Saks Another Retail Outlet - The American Prospect
It’s the old story: Load up companies with debt, pull out all the value, and leave them as a dead shell.
prospect.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Private equity has come for another retailer, this one the luxury brand Saks, which recently merged with Neiman Marcus. That's a lot of good real estate to be used for cash extraction. Bob Kuttner explains:
prospect.org/2026/01/20/p...
prospect.org/2026/01/20/p...
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Just dropping this here.
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Just dropping this here.
Shoot this into my veins ... The Resistance Left was correct about Trump as a unique threat to American democracy from the beginning. The rightists can have a participation medal, fine.
If any motherfucker on the right or center wants to oppose Trump that's fine by me do your thing but I'm not gonna throw a parade for you.
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Shoot this into my veins ... The Resistance Left was correct about Trump as a unique threat to American democracy from the beginning. The rightists can have a participation medal, fine.
Just batshit unwell.
This is not the work of a mentally competent man.
#25thAmendmentNow
Trump text to Norwegian Prime Minister
#25thAmendmentNow
Trump text to Norwegian Prime Minister
January 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Just batshit unwell.
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Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Democrats could act like a real opposition party, refusing to validate Trump malfeasance with votes, and setting up a shadow cabinet that regularly communicates how Democrats would be different. But nah.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
It’s not only a majority of Democratic voters that hate this approach. US allies see it too.
Bar the moneyed elite from Europe -- the oligarchs, the bankers etc. -- and see how quickly Trump turns around. Time for some hardball.
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Bar the moneyed elite from Europe -- the oligarchs, the bankers etc. -- and see how quickly Trump turns around. Time for some hardball.
Trying to make us forget our neighbors ...
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Trying to make us forget our neighbors ...
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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.
ICE is a political liability. Please, Democrats, pile on!
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
ICE is a political liability. Please, Democrats, pile on!
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I have the original report and the differences are significant. More soon.
A CFPB report found that student loan companies have become less responsive to complaints from borrowers. But key sections of the report, including those covering pathways out of default, were missing! #DialBeforeYouFile #ProtectConsumers @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Watchdog agency scales back student loan report
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said the initial report was not in the scope of what is required by federal law and called the author “disgruntled” and “incompetent.”
www.politico.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I have the original report and the differences are significant. More soon.
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This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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Past time for Dem govs to create a mechanism or lead a movement aimed at withholding blue-state federal tax dollars. No straightforward way to do this, but it’s a solvable problem.
The insult added to injury is that the most productive parts of the country are being forced to finance their own occupation and brutalization.
Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Past time for Dem govs to create a mechanism or lead a movement aimed at withholding blue-state federal tax dollars. No straightforward way to do this, but it’s a solvable problem.
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Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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This was the only news outlet that covered the Iraq war with appropriate skepticism and journalistic rigor in advance of the invasion.
Storied newspaper chain McClatchy recently shuttered its Washington bureau and laid off staff. Now its told union leaders it wants to publish AI-generated stories without human review and create AI impersonations of reporters for podcasts.
The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
The scoop in @status.news www.status.news/p/mcclatchy-...
McClatchy’s Machine Mindset
A recent meeting with McClatchy executives left union leaders stunned and deeply alarmed about how the company wishes to implement A.I. in the newsroom, Status has learned.
www.status.news
January 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This was the only news outlet that covered the Iraq war with appropriate skepticism and journalistic rigor in advance of the invasion.
It does NOT "raise questions" ... It demonstrates they are LYING!
Breaking news: A frame-by-frame analysis of video footage from a deadly encounter in Minneapolis between ICE agents and a 37-year-old woman raises questions about accounts from officials like Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem.
Video shows ICE agent in Minneapolis fired at driver as vehicle veered past him
A frame-by-frame analysis of video footage raises questions about claims by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It does NOT "raise questions" ... It demonstrates they are LYING!