Dave says Abolish ICE
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Abolish ICE. Arrest ICE. Charge ICE. Convict ICE. Imprison ICE. I support trans rights, civil rights, and women's rights. Anti-Fascist. He/him.
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Insightful point here: Even if you take Trump seriously - he does not like the optics - they rested on an assumption that communities would welcome ICE as heroes, rather than showing the type of solidarity that Trump inherently cannot understand.
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 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Insightful point here: Even if you take Trump seriously - he does not like the optics - they rested on an assumption that communities would welcome ICE as heroes, rather than showing the type of solidarity that Trump inherently cannot understand.
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One thing Trump/Miller/Vance don't grasp is that their concept of "real Americans" (i.e., white conservative reactionary bigots) isn't 50% of the country, it's maybe 15%, with another 20% who are fellow travelers until something affects them. They still think this is mostly paid actors or whatever.
Yes. My theory of the moment is Miller/Vance thought their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity would be widely shared. But ICE raids are driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants quite courageously. Now Miller is trying to disrupt that alliance with state violence.
Insightful point here: Even if you take Trump seriously - he does not like the optics - they rested on an assumption that communities would welcome ICE as heroes, rather than showing the type of solidarity that Trump inherently cannot understand.
January 20, 2026 at 1:28 AM
One thing Trump/Miller/Vance don't grasp is that their concept of "real Americans" (i.e., white conservative reactionary bigots) isn't 50% of the country, it's maybe 15%, with another 20% who are fellow travelers until something affects them. They still think this is mostly paid actors or whatever.
the most whitely accepted definition
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
the most whitely accepted definition
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Dr. West was a student of Dr. Louise Stokes Hunter, UVA’s first Black woman graduate, and I got to know Dr. West in my time researching Dr. Hunter. If you ever use GPS, thank this amazing woman!
Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work made GPS possible, has died at the age of 95.
Gladys West, mathematician whose work made GPS possible, dies at 95
Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work made GPS possible, has died at the age of 95.
www.wtvr.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Dr. West was a student of Dr. Louise Stokes Hunter, UVA’s first Black woman graduate, and I got to know Dr. West in my time researching Dr. Hunter. If you ever use GPS, thank this amazing woman!
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This is a really important story, and one that explains the place of the Hmong community in the Twin Cities and why this entire occupation is really just ethnic cleansing (my words). Also, props to Marisa for doing the work to get this story right when so many out-of-town journalists have failed.
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This is a really important story, and one that explains the place of the Hmong community in the Twin Cities and why this entire occupation is really just ethnic cleansing (my words). Also, props to Marisa for doing the work to get this story right when so many out-of-town journalists have failed.
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you aren't fighting a battle my man, you're entertaining freaks. insane how many libs still have this West Wing fantasy of changing people's minds if they just post good enough. they're either morons or addicts trying to rationalize their addiction to cheap dopamine
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
you aren't fighting a battle my man, you're entertaining freaks. insane how many libs still have this West Wing fantasy of changing people's minds if they just post good enough. they're either morons or addicts trying to rationalize their addiction to cheap dopamine
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This is (*checks notes*) after a Federal District Judge ordered them not to use chemical weapons on observers.
ICE is a collection of lawless, cruel, racist thugs. Defund them, and prohibit their non-elected federal employment for the next 20 years.
ICE is a collection of lawless, cruel, racist thugs. Defund them, and prohibit their non-elected federal employment for the next 20 years.
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
This is (*checks notes*) after a Federal District Judge ordered them not to use chemical weapons on observers.
ICE is a collection of lawless, cruel, racist thugs. Defund them, and prohibit their non-elected federal employment for the next 20 years.
ICE is a collection of lawless, cruel, racist thugs. Defund them, and prohibit their non-elected federal employment for the next 20 years.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Unfortunately there are a few mistakes in that Truth Social post, but I have fixed them.
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Note: Please do not swing a baby
PSA: Swords are a lot lighter than you (and lots of video game designers) think
If you can swing a baby you can swing a Zweihänder
If you can swing a baby you can swing a Zweihänder
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Note: Please do not swing a baby
If they didn't produce a warrant, that means, at least, that by bashing in the door they were acting as if on a no-knock warrant, but what possible reason would there be to do so?
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 AM
If they didn't produce a warrant, that means, at least, that by bashing in the door they were acting as if on a no-knock warrant, but what possible reason would there be to do so?
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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The cognitive dissonance of hearing American media describing the Greenland threat as just another both-sides news item of the day, versus seeing the rest of the world treat it with the gravity it warrants.
“Trump is acting like an international gangster”
Ed Davey
Ed Davey
January 20, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The cognitive dissonance of hearing American media describing the Greenland threat as just another both-sides news item of the day, versus seeing the rest of the world treat it with the gravity it warrants.
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This is a change in generational demographics -- lotta people died over 10 years and a lotta people came of age--
and the more extremist fundamentalism becomes a chokehold and takes over the conversation, the more regular folks of values & conscience assume there's nothing in there for them.
Duh?
and the more extremist fundamentalism becomes a chokehold and takes over the conversation, the more regular folks of values & conscience assume there's nothing in there for them.
Duh?
Gallup reports a 17-point drop in the percentage of US adults who consider religion an important part of their daily lives — from 66% in 2015 to 49% today. This is among the largest drops in any country over any 10-year period since 2007.
It's NOT a revival.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
It's NOT a revival.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
A louder Christian right, not a revival: What Trump is changing in religion
Religion experts weigh in as The White House claims President Donald Trump is the most "pro-faith and pro-religious liberty President in American history."
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This is a change in generational demographics -- lotta people died over 10 years and a lotta people came of age--
and the more extremist fundamentalism becomes a chokehold and takes over the conversation, the more regular folks of values & conscience assume there's nothing in there for them.
Duh?
and the more extremist fundamentalism becomes a chokehold and takes over the conversation, the more regular folks of values & conscience assume there's nothing in there for them.
Duh?
Sam Dies at the End
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Sam Dies at the End
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per the story, the “Abolish ICE is bad” dude is also a “former Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection official”
The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect
Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
prospect.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM
per the story, the “Abolish ICE is bad” dude is also a “former Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection official”
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Perfection, sheer perfection
If I say what I want to say, my account will be banned
If I say what I want to say, my account will be banned
The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect
Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
prospect.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Perfection, sheer perfection
If I say what I want to say, my account will be banned
If I say what I want to say, my account will be banned
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I don't care how many likes my posts get, I just want every man, woman, and child in America to have to read my dumb thoughts.
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I don't care how many likes my posts get, I just want every man, woman, and child in America to have to read my dumb thoughts.
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"Give me the peace prize or I'll kill you" seems like a pretty funny joke until it literally unfolds on the world stage
January 19, 2026 at 4:10 PM
"Give me the peace prize or I'll kill you" seems like a pretty funny joke until it literally unfolds on the world stage
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Gonna start a daily podcast called “Tricia McLaughlin Lies All the Time.”
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@TriciaOhio
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Yesterday in St. Paul, ICE conducted a targeted operation of 2 convicted sex offenders. One of the criminal targets had convictions for sex with a minor and sexual assault. The other target had convictions for sex assault with penetration in the first degree, domestic violence, and violating a protective order. Both also have convictions for failure to register as sex offenders. They both have final orders of removal from an immigration judge.
The US citizen lives with these two convicted sex offenders at the site of the operation. The individual refused to be fingerprinted or facially ID'd.
He matched the description of the targets. As with any law enforcement agency, it is standard protocol to hold all individuals in a house of an operation for safety of the public and law enforcement.
[My interjection: "Hold" = drive around for an hour?]
Both of these sexual predators remain AT LARGE in St. Paul. We will be providing the public with photos and descriptors to help us locate and apprehend these public safety threats.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2bqqvvbljclouzkz5r3oq36o/bafkreih57lnbhqchksujnxyq2vohfhdwx33rzrad7duuwdjecoagfgsbri@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Gonna start a daily podcast called “Tricia McLaughlin Lies All the Time.”
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ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
January 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
ICE is now bragging about money they stole from Somalis
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Big boy is big mad that the state violence he's inflicting on the state seems to be distracting from his pretextual excuse for the state violence.
If you need more evidence that Minnesota is not going well for them
January 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Big boy is big mad that the state violence he's inflicting on the state seems to be distracting from his pretextual excuse for the state violence.
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If you need more evidence that Minnesota is not going well for them
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
If you need more evidence that Minnesota is not going well for them
Lyndon Jesus H. Baines Christ
In light of Democrats calling for more "training" for ICE, this passage from my book Copaganda seems relevant:
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Lyndon Jesus H. Baines Christ
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Water is wet, study finds.
January 19, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Water is wet, study finds.