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“Just a kid from Brooklyn”
Why do the folks who claim that Russian felt threatened by the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO also now claim that Greenland’s membership in NATO is an insufficient deterrent against Russia?
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Reposted by Mark
The Iranian government has just admitted to murdering thousands of protesters—and THIS is what makes Mehdi Hasan angry today?

A horrific humanitarian crisis is unfolding in real time, but if the U.S. and Israel aren’t involved, there’s no moral outrage.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Iran's supreme leader acknowledges thousands killed during recent protests - BBC News
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says some deaths were “inhuman” and “savage” but blames the US.
www.bbc.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Reposted by Mark
Donald Trump claims that wind turbines ("windmills") are "bird killers" that create "bird cemeteries".

Meanwhile the same NOAA reports that drive his obsession with Greenland also say that global warming is killing a record number of seabirds.

Think he’ll respond to this crisis?
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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Are we supposed to be surprised that Americans might have misgivings about heavily armed, masked government agents entering their communities and being given absolute impunity to harass, arrest, or kill any U.S. citizen whom they deem noncompliant?

www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
Trump's immigration erosion worries his team
Some Trump advisers quietly are talking about "recalibrating" the White House's approach — though it's unclear what changes Trump would embrace, if any.
www.axios.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Donald Trump claims that wind turbines ("windmills") are "bird killers" that create "bird cemeteries".

Meanwhile the same NOAA reports that drive his obsession with Greenland also say that global warming is killing a record number of seabirds.

Think he’ll respond to this crisis?
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Are we supposed to be surprised that Americans might have misgivings about heavily armed, masked government agents entering their communities and being given absolute impunity to harass, arrest, or kill any U.S. citizen whom they deem noncompliant?

www.axios.com/2026/01/16/t...
Trump's immigration erosion worries his team
Some Trump advisers quietly are talking about "recalibrating" the White House's approach — though it's unclear what changes Trump would embrace, if any.
www.axios.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Joe Lonsdale has one of the most punchable tech bro faces in America (which is no small feat).
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Candace Owens has gone full chūnibyō. 😳
January 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
“Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!” is such a perfect anime. I finally acquired the show’s companion art book, which includes the main character’s sketchbook of creatures, robots, and flying machines. (If Leonardo Da Vinci drew manga, it would look like this.) #anime #manga #gundam
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
CBS News cites a Greenland map from a 2022 NOAA report on the impact of global warming, which the Trump administration denies is a real problem.

Weird that CBS News under Bari Weiss didn’t even mention that contradiction.

arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Only Donald Trump could make an enemy of Canada and transform Minnesota into the worst flashpoint for domestic political violence since the Jim Crow era.
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 AM
CBS News now reporting that ICE Agent Jonathan Ross died after being injected with the COVID vaccine.
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
“Retarded losers”

Some 500,000 American families have a son or daughter with Down’s Syndrome.

So, why does MAGA enjoy using the term “retarded” so frequently? It’s like they’re programmed to find every possible opportunity to be cruel and insensitive.
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Prior to this broadcast, Candace Owens told L. Ron Hubbard, “Hold my beer.”
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Federal agents in Minnesota could outnumber total Twin Cities police:
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
So basically, we’re reenacting Red Dawn, with Americans playing the role of invading Communists, and the plucky Greenlanders as the Wolverines.
January 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
I saw someone eating a box of Good & Plenty candy—and now I’ve got the “Choo Choo Charlie” jingle stuck in my head.
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Now and then, I like to remind folks that Ted Cruz said Candace Owens would be a great Supreme Court justice.
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
You’re welcome.
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I hope the next president pledges to pardon anyone who beats the crap out of Stephen Miller.
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 AM
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This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.

Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The Iranian govt released this truly awful fake footage, so I made it more convincing:
January 14, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Elon Musk’s incel AI is being given access to the Pentagon.
January 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
What the fuck am I looking at here?
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 PM