Pinned
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By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
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Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Portrait of Michelle
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
and Barack Obama
former First Lady and
President of the US
📷 Pete Souza
“America has progressed from infancy to senility without passing through a period of maturity.” Ian Fleming. Today’s quiz question, in which book did that aphorism appear?
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
“America has progressed from infancy to senility without passing through a period of maturity.” Ian Fleming. Today’s quiz question, in which book did that aphorism appear?
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Johnny Carson once said the fastest measurable unit of time is that which elapses between when a light turns green in NY and someone honks their horn. But the speed with which Trump's name will be torn off his monuments to himself when he's gone will be greater. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls, Mr. President
Trump's mania to erect monuments to himself will soon, quickly (and gloriously) be undone
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Johnny Carson once said the fastest measurable unit of time is that which elapses between when a light turns green in NY and someone honks their horn. But the speed with which Trump's name will be torn off his monuments to himself when he's gone will be greater. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.
Excellent solution
I love that Trump can’t win with his Kennedy center, so he’s just closing it for two years!
What the Kennedy family should do now is ask for their name to be taken off Trump‘s center and have some wealthy donors build a brand new Kennedy center.
What the Kennedy family should do now is ask for their name to be taken off Trump‘s center and have some wealthy donors build a brand new Kennedy center.
February 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Excellent solution
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There's a lot happening in the courts that's coming out of Operation Metro Surge. I have your report at Law Dork on a nonstop 36 hours: www.lawdork.com/p/minnesota-...
BREAKING: Federal judge orders Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R., released.
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
![Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to
their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more
orderly and humane policy than currently in place.
Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February [sic], 2026.
Fred Biery
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
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January 31, 2026 at 9:49 PM
There's a lot happening in the courts that's coming out of Operation Metro Surge. I have your report at Law Dork on a nonstop 36 hours: www.lawdork.com/p/minnesota-...
‘When asked recently why he had abandoned his former restraint, Trump told the Times that he had discovered “nobody cared.” Is the public really so nonchalant?’
Not the public, I think, so much as the supposed guardrails of democracy. Congress: do your job.
Not the public, I think, so much as the supposed guardrails of democracy. Congress: do your job.
In August, David D. Kirkpatrick reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. At the end of Trump’s first year back in office, the number has ballooned to an estimated $4 billion. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_GjJkg
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In August, I reported that the President and his family had made $3.4 billion by leveraging his position. After his first year back in office, the number has ballooned.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
‘When asked recently why he had abandoned his former restraint, Trump told the Times that he had discovered “nobody cared.” Is the public really so nonchalant?’
Not the public, I think, so much as the supposed guardrails of democracy. Congress: do your job.
Not the public, I think, so much as the supposed guardrails of democracy. Congress: do your job.
Bruce Springsteen and What Protest Songs Sound Like to Soldiers
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Bruce Springsteen and What Protest Songs Sound Like to Soldiers
What the rock icon’s new song about Minneapolis asks of us.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Bruce Springsteen and What Protest Songs Sound Like to Soldiers
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Just Do It. wapo.st/4a1W3nF
Column | Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup
This summer’s North American World Cup is inextricably tied to President Donald Trump. Some of his critics are questioning the fitness of the U.S. as a host.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Just Do It. wapo.st/4a1W3nF
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
“Without money and identification, they had to make it home.” More outrageous behaviour and lawless conduct. Flying people hundreds of miles for “revetting” and keeping their personal property.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“Without money and identification, they had to make it home.” More outrageous behaviour and lawless conduct. Flying people hundreds of miles for “revetting” and keeping their personal property.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
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You did not bear the shame.
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
You did not bear the shame.
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
You resisted.
You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour.
— The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin
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TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
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The good news: The beginning of the end of Trump. The bad news: The end of the Atlantic alliance, American leadership, and the last remaining shreds of goodwill toward this country. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump
It's all downhill for here for the America's aging mad king
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The good news: The beginning of the end of Trump. The bad news: The end of the Atlantic alliance, American leadership, and the last remaining shreds of goodwill toward this country. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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So the good news is that Donald Trump says he won't invade Greenland.
The bad news is that he also doesn't seem to know what it's called or where he is
The bad news is that he also doesn't seem to know what it's called or where he is
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
So the good news is that Donald Trump says he won't invade Greenland.
The bad news is that he also doesn't seem to know what it's called or where he is
The bad news is that he also doesn't seem to know what it's called or where he is
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The irony of ICE detaining and disappearing the original Americans should stop everyone cold.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The irony of ICE detaining and disappearing the original Americans should stop everyone cold.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
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2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?
2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?
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What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
January 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
What Europe could do is threaten to boycott the World Cup. It won't. But that might actually work. Trump wants his big show.
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Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law.
They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
January 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law.
They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.