Donna Boumans
@donner522.bsky.social
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The big lesson from Davos this week - appeasement never works, only strength. And Dems must focus on getting stronger to more effectively fight the regime.
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
Appeasement Never Works, Only Strength - Lessons From An Ugly Week (New Video, Analysis)
We must remember at all times that Trump has chosen not to govern with us, or for us, but against us - for they are scared of us, of the power of the people
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The big lesson from Davos this week - appeasement never works, only strength. And Dems must focus on getting stronger to more effectively fight the regime.
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
New video and written analysis 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/appeasemen...
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Rare to see discusson of the point @jamellebouie.net makes here. "Most coverage of Trump treats him as president in a functional way, even if he doesn’t perform the civic duties of the office." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Rather than designing coverage for a cateory of one — the mad king...1/
Rather than designing coverage for a cateory of one — the mad king...1/
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Rare to see discusson of the point @jamellebouie.net makes here. "Most coverage of Trump treats him as president in a functional way, even if he doesn’t perform the civic duties of the office." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Rather than designing coverage for a cateory of one — the mad king...1/
Rather than designing coverage for a cateory of one — the mad king...1/
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Jack Smith will testify before the House Judiciary Committee today at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will be broadcast live on C-SPAN, PBS, and other major news outlets.
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Jack Smith will testify before the House Judiciary Committee today at 10:00 a.m. ET. The hearing will be broadcast live on C-SPAN, PBS, and other major news outlets.
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This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting.
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
5-year-old boy among four students detained by ICE, according to school leaders
School district leaders argue ICE agents are following students and their parents while driving to and from school.
www.kare11.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 AM
This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting.
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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Paying it back to the Americans who paid the Trump tariffs.
Trump on tariffs: "We've taken in hundreds of billions of dollars, and if we lose that case it's possible we're gonna have to do the best we can in paying it back. I don't know how that's going to be done very easily without hurting a lot of people."
January 20, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Paying it back to the Americans who paid the Trump tariffs.
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The agent said that??
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
"When they told the agents they were US citizens, the couple said, one responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
Another said, “What you’re doing is illegal. This is like Germany 1938,” the court papers said..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
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“This is coming to a community near you, probably your own. You don't have to live in the mountains. You don't have to live down by the coast. This can happen anywhere. And there are lessons in the book for all of us.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
The true toll of the Los Angeles fires
Podcast Episode · Apple News In Conversation · 01/15/2026 · 25m
podcasts.apple.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
“This is coming to a community near you, probably your own. You don't have to live in the mountains. You don't have to live down by the coast. This can happen anywhere. And there are lessons in the book for all of us.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Great @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social piece last night on @lLastWordmsnow.bsky.social celebrating the Ford worker who got under Trump’s skin the other day. (With a nice back-story shoutout on the origins of “short-fingered vulgarian.”) youtu.be/6h81QLMzK9k?...
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Great @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social piece last night on @lLastWordmsnow.bsky.social celebrating the Ford worker who got under Trump’s skin the other day. (With a nice back-story shoutout on the origins of “short-fingered vulgarian.”) youtu.be/6h81QLMzK9k?...
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This is an article WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson wrote 3 weeks ago about her work. Her home was just raided by the FBI.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This is an article WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson wrote 3 weeks ago about her work. Her home was just raided by the FBI.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social gets @maddow.bsky.social's reaction to the fact that Donald Trump called Sen. Elizabeth Warren today.
#LastWord
#LastWord
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
WATCH: @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social gets @maddow.bsky.social's reaction to the fact that Donald Trump called Sen. Elizabeth Warren today.
#LastWord
#LastWord
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Congress is waking up:
"After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
"After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Rejecting Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Congress is waking up:
"After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
"After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
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"At schools, volunteers are forming human chains as students and employees enter and leave, with whistles to blow if ICE shows up.
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Inside Minneapolis’s Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers
Renee Nicole Good lived in a community where residents by the thousands are using text alerts, whistles and Google documents to shadow federal agents
www.wsj.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"At schools, volunteers are forming human chains as students and employees enter and leave, with whistles to blow if ICE shows up.
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
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It's been one year since the deadly wildfires ripped through Los Angeles. MS Now’s @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social discusses his new book on what it was like covering the tragedy that took place in his hometown.
January 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
It's been one year since the deadly wildfires ripped through Los Angeles. MS Now’s @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social discusses his new book on what it was like covering the tragedy that took place in his hometown.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Brilliant
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 10, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Brilliant
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“Among the presidents to serve two terms since World War II, only Richard Nixon had a lower approval (29 per cent) at the end of his fifth year in office…”
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/dona...
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/dona...
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
“Among the presidents to serve two terms since World War II, only Richard Nixon had a lower approval (29 per cent) at the end of his fifth year in office…”
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/dona...
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/dona...
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Kyle Rittenhouse walked around with a gun, shot and killed two people, and was arrested without a single wound or bruise.
January 8, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Kyle Rittenhouse walked around with a gun, shot and killed two people, and was arrested without a single wound or bruise.
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Watch as ICE refuses to let a doctor render aid to Renee Nicole Good.
New footage provided to HuffPost of ICE Agents LITERALLY DENYING A PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO RENEE NICOLE GOOD, the woman they just shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Watch as ICE refuses to let a doctor render aid to Renee Nicole Good.
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Greenland is Trump’s favorite distraction trick that works every time.
He’s not going to seize Greenland. He’s not going to buy it. He’s going to keep using it to distract the media.
Every second of Greenland coverage is wasted time and a media win for Trump.
He’s not going to seize Greenland. He’s not going to buy it. He’s going to keep using it to distract the media.
Every second of Greenland coverage is wasted time and a media win for Trump.
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Greenland is Trump’s favorite distraction trick that works every time.
He’s not going to seize Greenland. He’s not going to buy it. He’s going to keep using it to distract the media.
Every second of Greenland coverage is wasted time and a media win for Trump.
He’s not going to seize Greenland. He’s not going to buy it. He’s going to keep using it to distract the media.
Every second of Greenland coverage is wasted time and a media win for Trump.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Cleaning up Malawi's UNESCO Heritage Site lake
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Cleaning up Malawi's UNESCO Heritage Site lake
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December 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Cleaning up Malawi's UNESCO Heritage Site lake