Dave Thomas
@davidjthomas.bsky.social
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BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
"School officials say the child was used as bait to knock on the door and ask to be let in, letting officers see if anyone else was home." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
ICE has arrested four children in same Minnesota school district
School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers wi...
www.cbsnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
"School officials say the child was used as bait to knock on the door and ask to be let in, letting officers see if anyone else was home." www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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The FBI got access to the Washington Post's newsroom Slack and CMS.
That is an incredible amount of access to the newspaper's inner workings.
That is an incredible amount of access to the newspaper's inner workings.
This declaration from WaPo journalist Hannah Natanson describing what the FBI took is utterly devastating.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The FBI got access to the Washington Post's newsroom Slack and CMS.
That is an incredible amount of access to the newspaper's inner workings.
That is an incredible amount of access to the newspaper's inner workings.
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Two law firm leaders testified on Wednesday at the U.S. criminal tax trial of Tom Goldstein, telling jurors about the chances they took — or avoided — to invest in the former U.S. Supreme Court lawyer’s side career as a high-stakes card player.
Law firm chief recounts‘crazy’ bet on Washington lawyer Goldstein’s poker play
Two law firm leaders testified on Wednesday at the U.S. criminal tax trial of Tom Goldstein, telling jurors about the chances they took — or avoided — to invest in the former U.S. Supreme Court lawyer’s side career as a high-stakes card player.
reut.rs
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Two law firm leaders testified on Wednesday at the U.S. criminal tax trial of Tom Goldstein, telling jurors about the chances they took — or avoided — to invest in the former U.S. Supreme Court lawyer’s side career as a high-stakes card player.
ICE is telling its officers they can forcibly enter anyone's house without needing a judicial warrant, according to a memo obtained by @apnews.com: apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
ICE is telling its officers they can forcibly enter anyone's house without needing a judicial warrant, according to a memo obtained by @apnews.com: apnews.com/article/ice-...
"That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force." www.reuters.com/world/davos-...
Live: Trump delivers Davos speech as tensions with Europe grow over Greenland
Trump's speech at Davos has been overshadowed by fraying transatlantic ties and his push to acquire Greenland.
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"That's probably the biggest statement I made because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force." www.reuters.com/world/davos-...
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Day by day increasing the odds the world’s longest peaceful border won’t stay that way, and for no apparent reason.
“Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”
January 21, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Day by day increasing the odds the world’s longest peaceful border won’t stay that way, and for no apparent reason.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to DHS as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a TV interview. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
The latest: JD Vance to visit Minnesota this week as federal immigration surge continues
The vice president is scheduled to visit Minnesota on Thursday amid tensions in the state over the Trump administration’s enforcement push.
www.startribune.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to DHS as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a TV interview. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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🥶 FRIDAY MORNING WIND CHILLS 😱
Wind chills could drop to -30 or possibly even lower Friday morning. If you have school-aged children... might want to have a backup plan for Friday just in case it ends up being an E-Learning day or a delayed start!
Wind chills could drop to -30 or possibly even lower Friday morning. If you have school-aged children... might want to have a backup plan for Friday just in case it ends up being an E-Learning day or a delayed start!
January 21, 2026 at 3:11 AM
🥶 FRIDAY MORNING WIND CHILLS 😱
Wind chills could drop to -30 or possibly even lower Friday morning. If you have school-aged children... might want to have a backup plan for Friday just in case it ends up being an E-Learning day or a delayed start!
Wind chills could drop to -30 or possibly even lower Friday morning. If you have school-aged children... might want to have a backup plan for Friday just in case it ends up being an E-Learning day or a delayed start!
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The DOJ has asked a New York federal judge to deny a request by two lawmakers seeking an appointment of a special master to monitor the public release of records tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reut.rs/45PJfzg
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The DOJ has asked a New York federal judge to deny a request by two lawmakers seeking an appointment of a special master to monitor the public release of records tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reut.rs/45PJfzg
The ending of The One is exactly what 14-year-old me needed at the time.
I feel like 99% of us have seen The One and 99% of people not on Bluesky have not seen The One and don’t know how good a movie about Jet Li karate fighting Spacecop Delroy Lindo could be
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 AM
The ending of The One is exactly what 14-year-old me needed at the time.
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Jet Li has started a YouTube channel and it seems like his intention is “Jet Li wants to be your dad” and hell yes be all of our dads Jet Li
A message from Jet Li
YouTube video by Jet Li
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January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Jet Li has started a YouTube channel and it seems like his intention is “Jet Li wants to be your dad” and hell yes be all of our dads Jet Li
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Legal firm Alexi is mounting a counterattack against Fastcase and its parent company Clio, accusing them of trying to use an "objectively baseless" trade secrets lawsuit to eliminate the company as a rival in artificial intelligence-backed research @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/3LDEa6q
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Legal firm Alexi is mounting a counterattack against Fastcase and its parent company Clio, accusing them of trying to use an "objectively baseless" trade secrets lawsuit to eliminate the company as a rival in artificial intelligence-backed research @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/3LDEa6q
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A Minnesota man told Reuters he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs. reut.rs/4pPCx3x
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
A Minnesota man told Reuters he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs. reut.rs/4pPCx3x
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“He added that he couldn't see any circumstances where taking Greenland by force could fulfill criteria for a ‘just war.’”
It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland
Speaking to Britain's Sunday program on BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio reiterated that conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.
aleteia.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
“He added that he couldn't see any circumstances where taking Greenland by force could fulfill criteria for a ‘just war.’”
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It's been one month since the deadline to release all of the Epstein files. The Trump Justice Department has released less than 1% of all the files.
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
It's been one month since the deadline to release all of the Epstein files. The Trump Justice Department has released less than 1% of all the files.
Trump is apparently going to blow up NATO and the U.S.'s relationship with Europe because he did not get the Nobel Peace Prize: www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU eyes trade retaliation
President Donald Trump linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to...
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Trump is apparently going to blow up NATO and the U.S.'s relationship with Europe because he did not get the Nobel Peace Prize: www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Someone is outside screaming
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Someone is outside screaming
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thinking about the pope pacing back and forth in his apartment at 3:30 am yelling at the tv
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
thinking about the pope pacing back and forth in his apartment at 3:30 am yelling at the tv
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The full Caleb Williams experience
January 19, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The full Caleb Williams experience
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that’s Caleb Williams on his back 40 yards away, just unreal
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 AM
that’s Caleb Williams on his back 40 yards away, just unreal
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close enough
i feel compelled to watch the entire Bears game even though I know it will end with Caleb Williams throwing a 37-yard touchdown under intense pressure on 4th-and-11
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
close enough