David blr
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Art director, paperhanger, spy. Official external emergency contact Port Authority NY/NJ in the event of a terrorist attack 1998-9/11/2001.
This is a work of propaganda, but director Brett Ratner is no Leni Riefenstahl.
Melania Movie Review: All the Money In the World Can't Make Good Propaganda
Director Brett Ratner is no Leni Riefenstahl.
www.vanityfair.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:09 PM
This is a work of propaganda, but director Brett Ratner is no Leni Riefenstahl.
It's a story that's not without hiccups —... Former President Carter's inconvenient death just before the inauguration, with his funeral falling on the first anniversary of her mother's death. The First Lady talks in scripted voiceover through this section about missing her mom.
'Melania' is Amazon's airbrushed and astronomically pricey portrait of the First Lady
Amazon paid $40 million to acquire the documentary, and is spending $35 million more to promote it.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
It's a story that's not without hiccups —... Former President Carter's inconvenient death just before the inauguration, with his funeral falling on the first anniversary of her mother's death. The First Lady talks in scripted voiceover through this section about missing her mom.
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It's not the rulers that make America great. It never has been.
The resistance is what makes us great. Keep pushing and never let up.
The resistance is what makes us great. Keep pushing and never let up.
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
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January 31, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Remember when Trump stole Bruce's song Born in the USA to use as if he, Trump, was some kind of patriot?
Bruce Springsteen Delivers First Live Performance of ICE Protest Song in Minneapolis
"This is for the people of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the people of our good country, the United States of America," Springsteen said before he sang the track.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Remember when Trump stole Bruce's song Born in the USA to use as if he, Trump, was some kind of patriot?
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If you want to learn more about the TheoBros, you can read @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's 2024 feature:
To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros”
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:40 PM
If you want to learn more about the TheoBros, you can read @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's 2024 feature:
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Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...
Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/w...
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January 31, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Where are the Epstein files?
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Where are the Epstein files?
For the same reason AG Bondi wants state’s voter data.
ICE’s job is immigration enforcement so why is it using facial recognition to surveil U.S. citizens?
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:53 PM
For the same reason AG Bondi wants state’s voter data.
Reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and Vanity Fair, among dozens of other outlets on the carpet, were not granted tickets to the invite-only screening in the Opera House.
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Reporters from The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and Vanity Fair, among dozens of other outlets on the carpet, were not granted tickets to the invite-only screening in the Opera House.
One married not one but TWO immigrants and was birthed by an immigrant.
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
One married not one but TWO immigrants and was birthed by an immigrant.
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If you click on it, there's an interactive map. It's companies that have contracts with ICE and DHS. It's crazy.
This is a close up of MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA They set up shop in that 1 spot.
This is a close up of MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA They set up shop in that 1 spot.
January 30, 2026 at 12:34 PM
If you click on it, there's an interactive map. It's companies that have contracts with ICE and DHS. It's crazy.
This is a close up of MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA They set up shop in that 1 spot.
This is a close up of MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA They set up shop in that 1 spot.
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Raise your hand if you know in your bones 100% that trump is having his goons plant fake data in the election files he just confiscated in Georgia🤚
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Raise your hand if you know in your bones 100% that trump is having his goons plant fake data in the election files he just confiscated in Georgia🤚
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Some more #GraphicTruth for you today. MAGAts can spew lies all they want but we know who's been inciting violence from Day One.
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Some more #GraphicTruth for you today. MAGAts can spew lies all they want but we know who's been inciting violence from Day One.
Back in the 1990's I personally was face to face with Bloods, Crips, Hell's Angels, Devil's Disciples and more and not once did I feel threatened by any of those groups. I would go so far as to say I trusted many of them.
"ICE has demonstrated through its actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere that it poses a greater threat to public safety than the supposedly violent criminal illegal immigrants the organization is supposed to track down."
www.publicnotice.co/p/abolish-ic...
www.publicnotice.co/p/abolish-ic...
'Abolish ICE' is imperative
It's also better politics than you might think.
www.publicnotice.co
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Back in the 1990's I personally was face to face with Bloods, Crips, Hell's Angels, Devil's Disciples and more and not once did I feel threatened by any of those groups. I would go so far as to say I trusted many of them.
Where is the great in this?
Germany warns its citizens about visiting ‘violent’ US
President Donald Trump's marauding bands of immigration goons have made the United States so unsafe that an allied foreign government issued a travel advisory to warn its citizens about coming here.
www.dailykos.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Where is the great in this?
Also caused by the January update, this one is preventing a limited number of Windows computers from booting up, as spotted by AskWoody. Impacting Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2, the bug triggers a black screen upon boot-up and displays a stop code pointing to an unmountable boot volume.
Why you need Microsoft's new emergency Windows patch - and the black-screen bug to watch for
While Microsoft has been fixing bugs caused by the Patch Tuesday update, another glitch has surfaced.
www.zdnet.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Also caused by the January update, this one is preventing a limited number of Windows computers from booting up, as spotted by AskWoody. Impacting Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2, the bug triggers a black screen upon boot-up and displays a stop code pointing to an unmountable boot volume.
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
The Trump administration has overhauled a set of nuclear safety directives and shared them with the companies it is charged with regulating, without making the new rules available to the public, according to documents obtained exclusively by NPR.
The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules
The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The Trump administration has overhauled a set of nuclear safety directives and shared them with the companies it is charged with regulating, without making the new rules available to the public, according to documents obtained exclusively by NPR.
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They won’t investigate the murders of Good or Pretti, but they’ll investigate fake 2020 election fraud. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said o...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They won’t investigate the murders of Good or Pretti, but they’ll investigate fake 2020 election fraud. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
How to bankrupt the country in one easy step.
Trump's National Guard deployments could cost over $1 billion this year, CBO projects
The operation in Washington, D.C. alone is projected to cost upwards of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected, according to new data released by the nonpartisan Congressiona...
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 7:38 PM
How to bankrupt the country in one easy step.
The move is part of France's strategy to stop using foreign software vendors, especially those from the United States, and regain control over critical digital infrastructure. It comes at a crucial moment as France, like Europe, reaches a turning point regarding digital sovereignty.
French government to ditch US's Teams and Zoom for 'sovereign control'
France announced that it will roll out the Visio platform across all government departments by 2027.
www.euronews.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The move is part of France's strategy to stop using foreign software vendors, especially those from the United States, and regain control over critical digital infrastructure. It comes at a crucial moment as France, like Europe, reaches a turning point regarding digital sovereignty.
Trump wants to end the second amendment and take your guns. An armed citizenry is a dangerous force to authoritarians.
Trump: “You can’t have guns. You can’t walk in with guns.”
Rep Faison, on the other hand: “It’s very American.”
We’re trying to imagine the Tennessee Republican freakout if Biden, or, gasp, Obama, had said that
Rep Faison, on the other hand: “It’s very American.”
We’re trying to imagine the Tennessee Republican freakout if Biden, or, gasp, Obama, had said that
January 28, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Trump wants to end the second amendment and take your guns. An armed citizenry is a dangerous force to authoritarians.