@cltelfer.bsky.social
Newsom Tells World Leaders to Stand Up to Trump: 'Pathetic' - TIME
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Newsom Tells World Leaders to Stand Up to Trump: 'Pathetic' - TIME
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For Trump to put his name on the Kennedy Center and other federal buildings is not only arrogant and narcissistic, it is illegal.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
For Trump to put his name on the Kennedy Center and other federal buildings is not only arrogant and narcissistic, it is illegal.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
We must put an end to sitting presidents naming buildings after themselves — and that’s what my bill does.
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America is fully off the rails yall (January 2026 Edition)
January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
America is fully off the rails yall (January 2026 Edition)
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What could Hakeem Jeffries and the Dem leadership including @whipkclark.bsky.social do?
This. They could do this. This is being done against the wishes of the Dem leadership.
This. They could do this. This is being done against the wishes of the Dem leadership.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, which has nearly 100 members, announced its members will oppose any new funding for immigration enforcement until "meaningful" reforms are put in place. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus To Oppose Any New Funding For Immigration Enforcement
www.huffpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:39 PM
What could Hakeem Jeffries and the Dem leadership including @whipkclark.bsky.social do?
This. They could do this. This is being done against the wishes of the Dem leadership.
This. They could do this. This is being done against the wishes of the Dem leadership.
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Any Democrat who votes to fund this administration should and almost certainly will be primaried into an early retirement.
Trump: "Starting February 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities"
January 13, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Any Democrat who votes to fund this administration should and almost certainly will be primaried into an early retirement.
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Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Apparently, it is now acceptable to attain a new status in life, simply by proclamation.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
I hereby declare I am a 6' 2", 27 yr-old EGOT winner who is currently dating Taylor Swift.
Thank you for your attention to our delusions.
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“Greenland does not want to be controlled by the U.S.,” says Jens-Frederik Nielsen, prime minister of the Arctic island.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Says Island Would Choose Denmark Over U.S.
The Arctic island’s leader seeks to portray unity with Copenhagen ahead of White House meetings on Wednesday.
on.wsj.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“Greenland does not want to be controlled by the U.S.,” says Jens-Frederik Nielsen, prime minister of the Arctic island.
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Trump: "Starting February 1, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities"
January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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Trump’s EPA just announced they are no longer going to factor in the economic benefit of saving lives when setting air pollution standards—only the cost to industry. This goes directly against their own mandate to protect public health.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Trump’s EPA just announced they are no longer going to factor in the economic benefit of saving lives when setting air pollution standards—only the cost to industry. This goes directly against their own mandate to protect public health.
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This isn’t left vs. right.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This isn’t left vs. right.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
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NEW: Alongside other free speech and civil rights groups, we signed a letter demanding the Trump administration respect our free speech rights.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public. Full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public. Full stop.
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
NEW: Alongside other free speech and civil rights groups, we signed a letter demanding the Trump administration respect our free speech rights.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public. Full stop.
The First Amendment protects our right to record law enforcement activity in public. Full stop.
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NEWS: Ranking Member @raskin.house.gov is demanding DOJ and DHS produce records on whether pardoned January 6 insurrectionists are now working for ICE and explain why masked ICE agents are hiding their identities while carrying out violent operations in American communities.
House Democrats ask Trump administration if any Jan. 6 rioters are now working for ICE
Nearly one year after the mass pardon of more than 1,500 Trump-supporting Capitol riot defendants, House Democrats are asking whether any of the pardoned rioters are now working for ICE.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
NEWS: Ranking Member @raskin.house.gov is demanding DOJ and DHS produce records on whether pardoned January 6 insurrectionists are now working for ICE and explain why masked ICE agents are hiding their identities while carrying out violent operations in American communities.
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🚨 "Canada, for several months now, has been developing a military strategy for how they will respond if there is an incursion over their southern border...that is now a real thing that the Canadian military is thinking about. Didn't use to be."
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
Donald Trump says America will “run” Venezuela. What happens now? | The Economist Insider
Donald Trump says Venezuela’s people are “free again”, now that its dictator has been removed. But freedom remains far from certain. Join Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, Edward Carr, deputy...
www.economist.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
🚨 "Canada, for several months now, has been developing a military strategy for how they will respond if there is an incursion over their southern border...that is now a real thing that the Canadian military is thinking about. Didn't use to be."
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
– @economist.com's Hal Hodson
(Sorry, no 🎁🔗 avail.)
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Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
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Venezuela launches wave of repression after US seizure of Nicolás Maduro
Armed militias patrol the streets and journalists arrested as government crackdown on dissent widens
giftarticle.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Venezuela’s government is arresting journalists and sending paramilitary forces to suppress anyone who is too happy about Maduro's removal
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Listen to the panic of this moment as #ICE shoots into her car with kids inside.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Listen to the panic of this moment as #ICE shoots into her car with kids inside.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
How can anyone think that this is acceptable?
It's absolutely repugnant.
#ICELawlessness is happening again & again.
Just about every attack is being done without warrants on innocent people by anonymous thugs.
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Trump now floating the possibility that oil companies will be reimbursed by the US government for building the infrastructure that will allow them to pillage Venezuelan oil. You can’t even make this up.
Trump says the U.S. may reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's infrastructure
Big oil firms will either "get reimbursed by us or through revenue," Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.
www.nbcnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Trump now floating the possibility that oil companies will be reimbursed by the US government for building the infrastructure that will allow them to pillage Venezuelan oil. You can’t even make this up.
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The government of the United States is withholding funds for its needy citizens in 5 democratic states.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The government of the United States is withholding funds for its needy citizens in 5 democratic states.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
This goes against all governing principles of a democracy, punishing states that don't align with Trump's brutal regime.
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Today ICE is allowed to resume using Medicaid data in deportation cases. The transfer of Medicaid data to ICE was unprecedented and put on hold. It's now back. We've uploaded the data sharing agreement here: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients' Data
On Tuesday, ICE was allowed to continue using Medicaid data in deportation cases.
www.404media.co
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Today ICE is allowed to resume using Medicaid data in deportation cases. The transfer of Medicaid data to ICE was unprecedented and put on hold. It's now back. We've uploaded the data sharing agreement here: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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Joint statement from major NATO members:
“Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
“Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Joint statement from major NATO members:
“Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
“Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
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The Trump administration's attempt to build a national voter database could be the catalyst for disenfranchising voters nationwide and putting our private data at risk.
We're taking legal action to defend the states rightfully refusing to cooperate with the U.S. Justice Department's scheme.
We're taking legal action to defend the states rightfully refusing to cooperate with the U.S. Justice Department's scheme.
Trump voter data push prompts privacy concerns - Roll Call
The Trump administration has sought to collect voter data from nearly every state, prompting pushback from states and privacy advocates.
rollcall.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The Trump administration's attempt to build a national voter database could be the catalyst for disenfranchising voters nationwide and putting our private data at risk.
We're taking legal action to defend the states rightfully refusing to cooperate with the U.S. Justice Department's scheme.
We're taking legal action to defend the states rightfully refusing to cooperate with the U.S. Justice Department's scheme.
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
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New: "Oil And Gas Industry Spent $250 Million On Elections That Produced The Current U.S. Government—And A Potential Venezuela Windfall"
88% of that $250M went to Republicans.
me, for @forbes.com with @opensecrets.org's analysis
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
88% of that $250M went to Republicans.
me, for @forbes.com with @opensecrets.org's analysis
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 PM
New: "Oil And Gas Industry Spent $250 Million On Elections That Produced The Current U.S. Government—And A Potential Venezuela Windfall"
88% of that $250M went to Republicans.
me, for @forbes.com with @opensecrets.org's analysis
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
88% of that $250M went to Republicans.
me, for @forbes.com with @opensecrets.org's analysis
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
European allies back Denmark after Trump repeats desire to annex Greenland - BBC News
January 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
European allies back Denmark after Trump repeats desire to annex Greenland - BBC News
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now - The Atlantic
January 5, 2026 at 11:56 AM
America Needs a Mass Movement—Now - The Atlantic